Re: Problems with INPUT statement

Just a suggestion - why don't you use wordwrap and compress on this field! That would be one very easy way of solving your problem!!! > > I am trying to use an input statement to allow the user to > enter notes about a record. One of the fields in the table is > a char(1000). I have created a per form with several identical > fields with attributes as follows: > > f001 = patient.notes[1,70] > f002 = patient.notes[71,140] > ...(to cover 1000 chars of the field) > > It works fine if I run the form through isql. However, if I > open the form in a 4gl program and use the input statement, > when the user presses the ENTER key or Down Arrow (to go to > the next line), the form closes. I cannot find a way to cycle > through all the lines. The AFTER FIELD statement does not work > because I have, in fact, only one field. Any suggestions would > be appreciated. Thank you. > > -- > Gabriel Beccar-Varela > E-Mail gabriel@emf.net > > Malcolm Weallans Online Database Consultancy Phone 0628-72154 Fax 0628-37463 CIX - onlinedbc